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Talk about homemade tools and ideas for homemade tools in this forum. If you post any of your homemade tools, they'll be automatically added to the HomemadeTools.net directory of homemade tools, and credited to your username. The best tools are awarded a $100 weekly prize. Tool tips and tricks should go in the Tool Tips and Tricks subforum.

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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. How to make a simple lathe pipe center - easy project

    Started by xynudu, Jun 19, 2018 08:37 PM
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  2. Moved: Coil winding in lathe

    Started by Cascao, Jun 17, 2018 03:57 PM
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  3. Moved: Calculating the radius of a circular segment

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  4. plate weld test stand

    Started by Frank S, Jun 17, 2018 09:37 PM
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  5. Moved: Pantograph

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  6. un volant en bois pour ma presse d'établi

    Started by vasavoir kikela, Jun 16, 2018 03:52 PM
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    Jun 19, 2018, 05:44 AM Go to last post
  7. Mack transmission repair set up

    Started by Frank S, Jun 17, 2018 09:09 PM
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    Jun 19, 2018, 05:21 AM Go to last post
  8. diviseur / spin indexer

    Started by vasavoir kikela, Jun 17, 2018 12:54 PM
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    Jun 19, 2018, 05:17 AM Go to last post
  9. Moved: Vice Stop from Reused Material

    Started by ruxu, Jun 17, 2018 12:09 PM
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  10. Moved: Dual Lathe Tool Height Setting Aid

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  11. Moved: ball turner

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  12. Moved: Cheap worm gear assemblies

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  13. Moved: New bench for an old mini lathe

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  14. mini lathe gear change solution

    Started by Stevohdee, Jun 13, 2018 12:26 AM
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  15. Moved: Improved clamps for third hand

    Started by mklotz, Jun 14, 2018 09:34 AM
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  16. DIY 2018 X-Carve Calibration Special Tool

    Started by Downeast Thunder, Jun 15, 2018 07:26 AM
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  17. LeBlond cross feed repair

    Started by Frank S, Jun 8, 2018 08:04 PM
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  18. YAFTTS (Yet another flip top tool stand)

    Started by revwarguy, Jun 6, 2018 07:55 AM
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  19. Moved: Making USB Cables Behave

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 10, 2018 10:12 AM
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